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good not think that's a law but the law they're enforcing for immigration or is a bad enforcing law? -- me ask you this question i commend you for your cause and what you do and the work you're that are do for people here illegally. but have you ever taken the time o talk to people like mr. shaw about what they lost? about how their rights were violated? about their child's constitutional rights were violated and they're not here their children. you seem to be jumping on the we want to prosecute every illegal immigrant that's ere and send them right back regardless of any cause. let me tell you something, that's not the case. i've been a prosecutor for most my life and the rule of law is the rule of law. you can't sit there and pick and want to at laws you enforce and who should enforce them. > so, what i would like to say briefly if i may to the question i think it's -- remark. incendiary what i would say about the we heard tragedies about today. >> let me interrupt you. i didn't hear you mention one opening t that in your statement. ms. martinez did, but i didn't hear you do it in
good not think that's a law but the law they're enforcing for immigration or is a bad enforcing law? -- me ask you this question i commend you for your cause and what you do and the work you're that are do for people here illegally. but have you ever taken the time o talk to people like mr. shaw about what they lost? about how their rights were violated? about their child's constitutional rights were violated and they're not here their children. you seem to be jumping on the we want to...
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the laws. now that's an accurate description as should aptly come from a former adjunct professor of constitutional law at the university of chicago, that is our president he knew what he was talking about. and that description was consistent with his oath of office, mr. speaker. the oath of office is defined within our constitution, it's specific, it has been concluded with, so help me god, for a long time. but within that oath there's also the oath to preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. and in the constitution, it requires the president of the united states, our chief executive law enforcement officer and command for the chief, to, quote, take care that the laws be faithfully executed. close quote. that doesn't mean, mr. speaker, execute the law, it doesn't mean execute the rule of law. it doesn't mean execute the constitution itself. it means you take an oath and your job is to uphold the law. take care that the laws be faithfully executed. the president ha
the laws. now that's an accurate description as should aptly come from a former adjunct professor of constitutional law at the university of chicago, that is our president he knew what he was talking about. and that description was consistent with his oath of office, mr. speaker. the oath of office is defined within our constitution, it's specific, it has been concluded with, so help me god, for a long time. but within that oath there's also the oath to preserve and protect and defend the...
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law. absolutely. the cell phones that are subsidized and blocked the network. the buyers do not contractually promise to state that track down. the devices are locked. if you looked to the but cases, there is a laundry list of claims on which tracks funds were available to make litigation happy. competition. so if indeed this is happening, companies like pratt bones -- like trac phone should have remedies. why should the governor interfere with any of this? why don't wireless companies sort out whatever arrangement makes sense for whatever penalty there might be under contract? >> we must take the world we live in, not the world we like. it is what it is. it is policy perspective. you were asking fundamental questions. was the registrars decision correct or not? under the reading of the law, sure it is. the third issue, do we need the dmca at all or not? you are talking about a very important of and very complex issue. i spent my father's day weekend crawled up with jerry's book. it is a v
law. absolutely. the cell phones that are subsidized and blocked the network. the buyers do not contractually promise to state that track down. the devices are locked. if you looked to the but cases, there is a laundry list of claims on which tracks funds were available to make litigation happy. competition. so if indeed this is happening, companies like pratt bones -- like trac phone should have remedies. why should the governor interfere with any of this? why don't wireless companies sort out...
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and economics and lecture in law at lewis and clark law school in portland. if you remember three words from my testimony today, remember these -- house of cards. netflix's hit show shows how the video marketplace has changed since congress enacted the special regulations that now govern that market. it represents the work of a new distribution -- a new form of distribution, a new source of content creation. it's based on new technology. it's rapidly innovating. those regulations are themselves house of cards as well. in the face of technological change, shifting consumer preferences and policy aims, it has a fragile structure that shapes content owners, networks and regulators is bound to fall down. its purposes frustrated, unintended consequences is legacy. to start, stela should be allowed to sunset. the license limit on copyright protection repealed. congress should repeal the related provisions of the cable act, access and carriage, among others. and congress shouldn't extend this regime to -- regulatory regime online. this isn't deregulation. this is sm
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>> i am not familiar with the current law. even less so with the proposed law. i would have to get back to you on that particular question. >> it would be very important that you get back to it. let me look at it. i will try to get back to you in short order. >> would you agree that the weakening of current law creates a loophole that could allow terrorist groups such as al qaeda or hezbollah or other to more easily operate within the united states? >> without analyzing the bill, i am not in a position to apply -- to comment on it. >> i will yield. >> he made several marks -- remarks about the man before us. i do not know how may times i had seen one person at this very long table. , i first meeter i was-- met you when mayor and your united states attorney. i have watched your progress. i have watched you served two , one republican, when democrats. i have watched your extraordinary integrity. remove thehed you fbi from certain interrogation having to do with detainees. i consider you to be a man of high integrity and very strong values. you brought that also an
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atf is one of several law enforcement components. our immediate response in addition to bringing an agent from around the region was, of course, to ensure the safety of the school and community but, more importantly, work with other federal and state groups including the state police, as is our practice, to focus on the firearms issues. there is an examination of the firearms licensee that mrs. lanza purchased the weapon from, initial or in six, but always in partnership with the connecticut state police, local police, and with our brother agency and the fbi. >> i want to thank your agency and the special agents who were therefore not only the rigor but also the sensitivity that they demonstrated from the very first hours that they arrived and began interviewing everyone involved for potential firearms violations including some of the licensed firearms dealers in the area and others who might have knowledge of working very closely with our state police who led the investigation. it is ongoing, as you know. my thanks to the special ag
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under the law. i mean, you have aclu's saying that this is unconstitutional and, you know, congress passing laws, the administration doing this and running with it. the supreme court coming in and saying -- maybe not, guys. that is the balance of power. that is what we have to been to. i will tell you that there is probably more to come. certainly the congress people realize that these issues are not going away. i hope my colleagues have realized that we need to get on top of this. host: you have done a lot of work on sexual assault in the military. the word today is that a measure will be replaced to make a special prosecutor decide whether or not a case is tried and instead have a senior military officer to review decisions by commanders who declined to prosecute sexual assault. guest: kristin is a good friend, she was a blue dog in the house. she's doing a good job representing new york. i declined to be a house sponsor of her bill. 17 years working this issue way before there were other women on
under the law. i mean, you have aclu's saying that this is unconstitutional and, you know, congress passing laws, the administration doing this and running with it. the supreme court coming in and saying -- maybe not, guys. that is the balance of power. that is what we have to been to. i will tell you that there is probably more to come. certainly the congress people realize that these issues are not going away. i hope my colleagues have realized that we need to get on top of this. host: you...
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that is one possible set of laws that mr. snowden has potentially broken, laws making it unlawful for government employees to reveal classified information to people were not authorized to receive a like members of the press. another specific law he might have broken concerns communications intelligence. shortly after world war two, congress enacted legislation that was specifically directed to the problem of leaks of communications information. it is possible that mr. snowden violet to that wall -- that law as well. host: we hear more about booz allen hamilton. what you know about this firm? >> it is a well respected firm that does government consulting across a wide variety of disciplines. i have a division that deals with national security matters and anti terrorism matters and it seems that mr. snowden was affiliated with that branch. host: orlando, fla., democrats line, good morning. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call and thank you for being there to discuss this. my concern first started with the pitcher
that is one possible set of laws that mr. snowden has potentially broken, laws making it unlawful for government employees to reveal classified information to people were not authorized to receive a like members of the press. another specific law he might have broken concerns communications intelligence. shortly after world war two, congress enacted legislation that was specifically directed to the problem of leaks of communications information. it is possible that mr. snowden violet to that...
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i have an amendment that said these findings of law that translates requirements in the law into what is permissible, needs to be declassified so we can have the debate. i believe what you just said is you want that information to be declassified, that explains how you get from these standards of law to the conduct that have been presented publicly. did i catch that right? you support the interpretations of the fisa core to be set for the american people so they can have this take place? >> i think that makes sense. i want to make sure i put this exactly right. i don't want to jeopardize the security of americans by making a mistake and say yes, we're going to do all that. but the intent is to get the transparency there. senator, i will work hard to do that. if i can't do that, i will come back to you and tell you why. thefer to the chair of intel committee but i think that is reasonable to get this out. i don't have the legal background perhaps you have in this area. i want this debate out there for a couple reasons. i think what we're doing to protect american citizens hear is the r
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bush signed the patriot act into law. even the name patriot act -- guest: it is providing appropriate investigating tools --? it is an acronym. it is called the u.s. a pastry bag. it is united and standing firm. i have a note somewhere on that. the whole name of the act was an acronym p. host: paul singer, thank you for being with us. we are setting up the discussion on the pastry act. guest: happy father's day. host: coming up in a couple of minutes, a former just a part in official and now a professor of george mason university will be fisang us and later, the act, we will talk about the details when it was put in place during the carter administration and change and refined in 2001. that is coming up in a moment. meanwhile, this weekend on c- isn 2 and cspan 3, our focus on raleigh, north carolina. we will travel to the charge of state, the capital of north carolina, and visit with michelle laniere talk about julia cooper, a former slave who became a prominent african- american scholar. you can watch this entire event
bush signed the patriot act into law. even the name patriot act -- guest: it is providing appropriate investigating tools --? it is an acronym. it is called the u.s. a pastry bag. it is united and standing firm. i have a note somewhere on that. the whole name of the act was an acronym p. host: paul singer, thank you for being with us. we are setting up the discussion on the pastry act. guest: happy father's day. host: coming up in a couple of minutes, a former just a part in official and now a...
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law. the headline -- looking at more into this, three other states, alabama, georgia, and kansas require proof of citizenship before a citizen -- before residents can register to vote -- here is one comment from the vice-president of litigation from the mexican-american legal defense and education fund here are the numbers to call to talk about the arizona voter law and the supreme court's decision to strike it down. the story made the front page of "the new york times" today. baghda the seven-two rolling -- ruling -- this is the headline by david savage reporting 40 bureau. the bureau. for "washington times" with a different headline -- here is some other news coming from "the washington times" -- we are asking you to react to the supreme court moved yesterday to strike down an arizona voter registration law. our first caller is a chain in virginia. -- is jane in virginia. caller: i think it is a setback in the whole process, trying to identify everybody in getting their votes as far as m
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that law has not been enforced for a single day since 1986. does the new bill enforce that law? absolutely not. it makes it a promise that sometime in the future we might enforce that law. it takes the current employment verification system, throw it into the trash can. "you can trust us this time." host: that last caller is not an uncommon thing. -- theme. guest: it is true that some people get welfare benefits. we agree wholly that the welfare state is a problem in the united states. i just recognize the numbers show it is broken regardless of the number of people we have here. what is interesting is a weekend -- recent report we did back in march showed that poor immigrants in the states are far less likely to use government benefits than poor americans. let us not fool ourselves that the welfare problem is a domestic problem. if we need to build a wall from the welfare state and think-- state, i think we should do it. this legislation goes part of the way there. there are improvements that could be made going forward. welfare is the problem, not immigration, it is not poor p
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we have to obey the law. send an e-mail to a turning general eric holder and ask him why he is not enforcing the law -- to attorney general eric holder and ask him why he is not enforcing the law. caller: mr. sanders, the question i have directly relates to how mr. bernanke has been trying to prop up the obama tax policy and taxing businesses when they have no money to spend. how is this going to collapse down to nothing when the printing of dollars probably -- finally stops and the market comes to reality of what it is really churning out? guest: it is difficult when you have monetary stimulus trying to support the economy. the economy have to grow on its own volition. you cannot have this artificially-induced said stimulus. like any drug, it wears off. it may have already started. his it is not as effective, so we might see some corrections in the market going forward. the fed might come out like --lard came out and said, and say, he is only kidding. he is not kidding. raising taxes is a hotly debated econo
we have to obey the law. send an e-mail to a turning general eric holder and ask him why he is not enforcing the law -- to attorney general eric holder and ask him why he is not enforcing the law. caller: mr. sanders, the question i have directly relates to how mr. bernanke has been trying to prop up the obama tax policy and taxing businesses when they have no money to spend. how is this going to collapse down to nothing when the printing of dollars probably -- finally stops and the market...
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our laws should not support -- excuse me, our laws should support and safeguard a woman's health, not deny access to care. we hearng, and before from i colleague, let me tell you this -- speaker boehner said last week that creating jobs is "really our number one priority." majority leader eric cantor said house republicans are focused on creating jobs and restoring faith in government. no they are not. they are continuing the war on women. if this is what their agenda is, why are they doing that? why are they attacking 40 years of settled law? president obama has threatened to veto this law -- this bill saying it shows contempt for women and their rights, and here in the senate, my friend and i and many others are going to block this dangerous and extreme bill, and with that, i yield the floor. >> senator from washington. >> i want to thank the senator from california for coming out today to let everyone know how extreme this really is. we how important it is that send a message today that this bill is going to be what most republicans know deep down already the anti-choice bill that
our laws should not support -- excuse me, our laws should support and safeguard a woman's health, not deny access to care. we hearng, and before from i colleague, let me tell you this -- speaker boehner said last week that creating jobs is "really our number one priority." majority leader eric cantor said house republicans are focused on creating jobs and restoring faith in government. no they are not. they are continuing the war on women. if this is what their agenda is, why are they...
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we have an economy with the laws are not enforced.-- where the laws are not enforced. the big bank ceo's have gotten away with murder and wrecked in -- wrecked this country. not just this country, but this world. when american citizens can start trusting our enforcement again in this nation, they will be able to trust the economy as far as purchasing homes and picking the economy up and making it strong again. these ceo's need to be taken to task. america's laws in reference to our constitution need to be in-- enforced. i am a veteran. i thought for those laws. and i hate to see things torn apart the way they are today. guest: i appreciate your sentiment and i agree with you 100%. we have to obey the law.write a to attorneyail general eric holder and asked him why he is not enforcing the law on the banks. host: next up is al. you are on the "washington journal." go ahead. gentlemen.nk you, mr. sanders, the question i have directly relates to how mr. bernanke has been trying to prop up the obama tax policy and taxing businesses when they have no money to spend. how is t
we have an economy with the laws are not enforced.-- where the laws are not enforced. the big bank ceo's have gotten away with murder and wrecked in -- wrecked this country. not just this country, but this world. when american citizens can start trusting our enforcement again in this nation, they will be able to trust the economy as far as purchasing homes and picking the economy up and making it strong again. these ceo's need to be taken to task. america's laws in reference to our constitution...
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they want the law changed. i firmly believe that senator harkin and senator alexander and my colleague in the house all want to change the law. we are starting in different places. i fully expect our bill to go to committee and then go to the floor in the past on the house in july. i am hoping that will help push the senate to pass something. if they can pass some legislation in the senate, then we have an opportunity to come together and start to hammer this out. >> how much does your bill lead to the state? you have been a local control guy for as long as i have known you. do you want to give us a quick ascription of how it changes? pre-k's it gets rid of that -- >> it get rid of a lot of that. they have to develop own accountability system. it does insist that the systems have to test the students in reading and math. it does say that different from the bill we had last time that you have to assess the science. it does say you have to reports and break that report down so it is disaggregated data. republican
they want the law changed. i firmly believe that senator harkin and senator alexander and my colleague in the house all want to change the law. we are starting in different places. i fully expect our bill to go to committee and then go to the floor in the past on the house in july. i am hoping that will help push the senate to pass something. if they can pass some legislation in the senate, then we have an opportunity to come together and start to hammer this out. >> how much does your...
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, not copyright law, and certainly not criminal law. while there is broad support for overturning a librarian's decision, there is also an ongoing debate over the best way to accomplish this objective. i have been thinking about this issue for some time now. here is where i stand -- first, i do not think that we should kick the can down the road. we should fix this problem permanently. we do not need to have the exact same debate three years from now, and three years after that, like an extended version of the movie "groundhog day." i can insure you that the case of criminalizing cell phone unlocking is not getting stronger over time. second, we do not need to give the fcc any additional authority. i recognize that it is not the norm for an sec commissioner to ask congress not to add to its power. not create this mess. we are not in a position to clean it up. the problem is one of copyright law. congress should fix that problem directly. not interfereld with the freedom of contract. consumers today and choose from a wide variety of prov
, not copyright law, and certainly not criminal law. while there is broad support for overturning a librarian's decision, there is also an ongoing debate over the best way to accomplish this objective. i have been thinking about this issue for some time now. here is where i stand -- first, i do not think that we should kick the can down the road. we should fix this problem permanently. we do not need to have the exact same debate three years from now, and three years after that, like an...
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they interpreted a law, and did not apply that law fairly and equally to everyone. hey interpreted the law in a subjective manner, because there are no objective measurements for it. as we look at what is in this immigration bill, it makes border security subjective, rather than objective. we have seen personally what appens when you allow things that should be objective to be concerned -- become subjective to a person's opinion. our border cannot be an opinion as to whether it is to it you're not. since you're not. -- six you're not. we have people who have joined us, and they are immigrants to america. i feel these people are actually state coordinators for tea party patriots. they have lived under other types of countries with other types of governments, and they love our country, and love the reedom in our country. they like the rule of law in america. they want to make sure that the rule of law continues to exist in america. the first person i'm going to have to speak is suzanne guggenheim. she is from texas. she was born on d-day. the doctor told her mother --
they interpreted a law, and did not apply that law fairly and equally to everyone. hey interpreted the law in a subjective manner, because there are no objective measurements for it. as we look at what is in this immigration bill, it makes border security subjective, rather than objective. we have seen personally what appens when you allow things that should be objective to be concerned -- become subjective to a person's opinion. our border cannot be an opinion as to whether it is to it you're...
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it has stopped many terrorist and espionage law against this country and it has saved many lives. the basic principle by which that operation operates have not changed over time. i wish to emphasize to the house that, while we have experienced an extremely busy period in the last three years, the arrangement for oversight and the framework for exchanging information all started under previous governments. the growing and diffuse nation of threats from terrorists, criminals, or espionage, has increased the forces of our intelligence relationship with the united states. this was the case in the run-up to the olympics. the house will not be surprised that the activities for counterterrorism intensified and rose to a beat in the summer of last year. it is being suggested that gc hq uses our partnership with the nsa to get around uk law, obtaining information that they cannot legally obtain in the united kingdom. i wish to be absolutely clear that this accusation is baseless. any data obtained by us from the united states involving uk nationals is subject to robert uk statutory proposa
it has stopped many terrorist and espionage law against this country and it has saved many lives. the basic principle by which that operation operates have not changed over time. i wish to emphasize to the house that, while we have experienced an extremely busy period in the last three years, the arrangement for oversight and the framework for exchanging information all started under previous governments. the growing and diffuse nation of threats from terrorists, criminals, or espionage, has...
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that law has not been enforced for a single day since 1986. does the new bill enforce that law? absolutely not. it makes it a promise that sometime in the future we might in force that law. it takes the current employment irritation system -- employment verification system, throw it into the trash can. "you can trust us this time." host: that last caller is not an uncommon thing. guest: it is true that some people get welfare benefits. we agree holy that the welfare state is a problem in the united states. i just recognize the numbers show it is broken regardless of the number of people we have here. what is interesting is a weekend report we did back in march showed that poor immigrants in you that states are far less likely to use government benefits than poor americans. thats not fool ourselves the welfare problem is a domestic problem. if we need to build a wall from the welfare state and think should do it. this legislation goes part of the way there. there are improvements that could be made going forward. welfare is the problem, it does not immigration, it is not poor peo
that law has not been enforced for a single day since 1986. does the new bill enforce that law? absolutely not. it makes it a promise that sometime in the future we might in force that law. it takes the current employment irritation system -- employment verification system, throw it into the trash can. "you can trust us this time." host: that last caller is not an uncommon thing. guest: it is true that some people get welfare benefits. we agree holy that the welfare state is a problem...
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tweak the law. certainly the young man who exposed to this, if you wanted to tell people that there was over reach, why did he have to go to china? why did he have to expose so much more. it is different if you are saying we are reviewing more of these calls than saying by the way, russia, china, we are doing this on you. host: representative murphy is a psychologist. he has spent 30 years in private practice. andt: private practice also children's hospital in pittsburgh. the first call for him -- host: the first call from him comes from susan. i just wanted to say that i am glad the republicans accepting the affordable care act. they have not come up with any plan to cover americans. i am glad you are on a committee that is looking into -- even if you tweak it -- making it better. all americans should be covered. i am sneaking in another topic because you were not sticking to the topic, so i feel validated in talking about immigration for a second. i think republicans are going backwards. congress
tweak the law. certainly the young man who exposed to this, if you wanted to tell people that there was over reach, why did he have to go to china? why did he have to expose so much more. it is different if you are saying we are reviewing more of these calls than saying by the way, russia, china, we are doing this on you. host: representative murphy is a psychologist. he has spent 30 years in private practice. andt: private practice also children's hospital in pittsburgh. the first call for him...
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that we will get a shield law. that we will get a recognition that reporters activities are ot criminal act. we will, therefore, have a freer society. >> should reporters be objective and impartial when it comes to covering press freedom. as news organizations, should we be doing more to pushback against this type of urveillance? >> ap is a nonprofit news organization. it does not have editorial positions and it does not express opinions. we cover the news, as objectively as possible, day in and day out. we should do that on every topic. including press freedom issues. if we don't, we lose credibility. our stake is clear. on the opinion page or an editorial page, that is different. that is a place for opinions. it is a marketplace of ideas that argue every which way. the justice department deserves their say. they disagree with me. great. that is ok. we think they are wrong. we will state it clearly. i think the media needs to speak up for itself. we need to push for a law. we need to push for new regulations. need
that we will get a shield law. that we will get a recognition that reporters activities are ot criminal act. we will, therefore, have a freer society. >> should reporters be objective and impartial when it comes to covering press freedom. as news organizations, should we be doing more to pushback against this type of urveillance? >> ap is a nonprofit news organization. it does not have editorial positions and it does not express opinions. we cover the news, as objectively as...
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>> many states do have state laws that are laid on top of federal laws. all of ourhank witnesses for a pretty good, complete review of the issues related to hecm. i think this is an important public policy issue we need to preserve and enhance. we look forward to the house legislation. ours has a little more specificity about some of it, but the upper teeth -- the opportunity to move forward maybe one we have to consider. the record will remain open for two additional days. with the thanks of the committee, this hearing is adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> on the senate floor, debate continues on the immigration bill. senator dick durbin speaking at this hour about gun violence. bee president biden will talking executive actions on gun violence. house willpan, the gavel back in at noon eastern today. later today, they will debate and vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. we will have live coverage of the house when they return at noon, and a prev
>> many states do have state laws that are laid on top of federal laws. all of ourhank witnesses for a pretty good, complete review of the issues related to hecm. i think this is an important public policy issue we need to preserve and enhance. we look forward to the house legislation. ours has a little more specificity about some of it, but the upper teeth -- the opportunity to move forward maybe one we have to consider. the record will remain open for two additional days. with the...
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we live in a country of laws. these laws are strictly followed and layered with oversight with three batches of government, including the executive government, the courts, [indiscernible] we learned that terrorist reliving on our own soil -- terrorists were living on our own soil. good surveillance is clearly the best defense against terrorism. metadata is the phone number and length of call. no conversations. this allows countertenor is him officials -- counterterrorism officials to close the gap. allows theauthority government to collect the content of e-mail and phone calls of foreigners, not americans. located outside the united states to this allows the government to get information of doubt terrorists, cyber threats, and nuclear weapons proliferation that threaten america. this authority prohibits the targeting of american citizens or u.s. permanent residents without a court order no matter where they are located. both of these authorities are legal. congress of true them over the last two years to these aut
we live in a country of laws. these laws are strictly followed and layered with oversight with three batches of government, including the executive government, the courts, [indiscernible] we learned that terrorist reliving on our own soil -- terrorists were living on our own soil. good surveillance is clearly the best defense against terrorism. metadata is the phone number and length of call. no conversations. this allows countertenor is him officials -- counterterrorism officials to close the...
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you would have to have one of those 22 break the law. then you have to have someone go in and break a law, and the system is 100% auditable. so they will be caught. there is no way to change that. on that system, whoever did that would have broken the law. that would be willful, and then that person would be found by the court to be in violation of a court order, and that's much more serious. we have never had that happen. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i think it is really important that we explore these bright lines about what you can keep and what you can't. again, i don't see anything about the control systems. i do have one quick question, if the chairman will indulge me. general, this is something i asked you, and something i asked you in closed session. obviously we are weighing privacy against security. i think when we are weighing this, it is important we understand the national security benefit. i limit myself to 215 here. 50 episodes. i don't think it is adequate to say that 702 and 215 authorities contributed to our prevent
you would have to have one of those 22 break the law. then you have to have someone go in and break a law, and the system is 100% auditable. so they will be caught. there is no way to change that. on that system, whoever did that would have broken the law. that would be willful, and then that person would be found by the court to be in violation of a court order, and that's much more serious. we have never had that happen. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i think it is really important...
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many provisions of federal law have an underlying base law and we do laws then that build off of that and when they expire you revert to permanent law. that's the case of the 1949 law. maybe the 2013 farm bill should become the permanent law to give us at least a realistic, modern thing to come from but that's probably a discussion far different amendment. i would say simply, i respect any colleague but i cannot vote piecemeal undo things. i've got to have a systematic way about it. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from oklahoma yields back. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. broun: how much time doif left? the chair: the gentleman has two and a half maines left. mr. broun: thank you, mr. chairman. from the comments my good friend from minnesota and my good friend from oklahoma stated, maybe we should repeal the whole 1949 law. i would be all in favor of working with both gentlemen to find a way to do that. i'm sure both gentlemen would be incentive t have the a go back to that law as piecemeal way of trying to deal with these problem
many provisions of federal law have an underlying base law and we do laws then that build off of that and when they expire you revert to permanent law. that's the case of the 1949 law. maybe the 2013 farm bill should become the permanent law to give us at least a realistic, modern thing to come from but that's probably a discussion far different amendment. i would say simply, i respect any colleague but i cannot vote piecemeal undo things. i've got to have a systematic way about it. with that,...
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fourth,we want a law that will protect journalists from secretive government action. formal to institute a protections from the justice department, that they will not prosecute any reporters for doing their jobs. co- call journalists conspirators under the espionage act. ans needs to be part of established directive, not limited to this administration. no one should be prosecuted for committing journalism. ap has no political bloc in this fight. -- dog in this fight. it is not about democrats or republicans. our issues is freedom of the press and the rights protected in the first amendment. if a reporter's phone records are open territory for the government to secretly monitor, news sources will be intimidated from talking to reporters. we are not going to be intimidated. our sources will be. news sources are critical to a free press. aey're critical for holding government accountable. otherwise, you just hear from official sources. then, the public only knows knows what the government wants them to know. that is not what the framers had in mind when they wrote the fi
fourth,we want a law that will protect journalists from secretive government action. formal to institute a protections from the justice department, that they will not prosecute any reporters for doing their jobs. co- call journalists conspirators under the espionage act. ans needs to be part of established directive, not limited to this administration. no one should be prosecuted for committing journalism. ap has no political bloc in this fight. -- dog in this fight. it is not about democrats...
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thank goodness it won't become law. . the sponsor of the bill is entitled to his belief, and it was a his, on the judiciary committee that considered this there is not a single republican woman who had a chance to consider this on the judiciary committee, and yet the role of the government should not be limit access to health care or limit the freedom and liberties of the public, we should recognize this decision is one best left to a woman in consultation with her doctor, her family, and her faith. women across this country don't rely on congress and politicians to advise them on mammograms, cervical cancer screening, or maternal health needs. an abortion is no different. as with these other procedures, we should make comprehensive health care available to all women and allow them with the consult of their health provider and loved ones to decide , when how, and why they take care of their health. americans, including women, sent a clear message last november at the polls, they are tired of congress meddling in their bus
thank goodness it won't become law. . the sponsor of the bill is entitled to his belief, and it was a his, on the judiciary committee that considered this there is not a single republican woman who had a chance to consider this on the judiciary committee, and yet the role of the government should not be limit access to health care or limit the freedom and liberties of the public, we should recognize this decision is one best left to a woman in consultation with her doctor, her family, and her...
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u mentioned contract law in your opinion, should federal law prohibit consumers from unlocking their phones? >> i think if the consumer full fills their side of the bargain, they ought to have the right to unlock their phone. >> would you support a permanent exception to the dmca for cell phones and other wireless devices? >> first, i think it is an extension now that has caused all kinds of problems that we need to deal with. i don't right now, sir, know whether it is a permanent exemption, whether ds a rewrite of the copyright act, or what the appropriate solution is. but i do believe that there needs to be a solution, and consumers should have the right to unlock their phones after they have lived up to their side of the deal. why terrific. i look forward to working with you on that. the final issue i want to address is one that's come up already in the disclose act. as you know, there are few, if any issues, that provide more passionate partisan divisions in this body. this body has l failed repeatedly to pass the disclose act because a number of members of this body believe it i
u mentioned contract law in your opinion, should federal law prohibit consumers from unlocking their phones? >> i think if the consumer full fills their side of the bargain, they ought to have the right to unlock their phone. >> would you support a permanent exception to the dmca for cell phones and other wireless devices? >> first, i think it is an extension now that has caused all kinds of problems that we need to deal with. i don't right now, sir, know whether it is a...
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wade, the supreme court case law concerning the constitutional law with respect to the decision whether or not to undergo an abortion has been unclear regarding unbasic point. a woman has the constitutional right to choose to terminate her pregnancy before the fetus is viable. it is per se unconstitutional, closed quote. perhaps most cruel this bill even fails to provide an exception to protect the woman's health. the exception for a woman's life is so narrowly written and convoluted that even if a physician could -- they wouldn't know that a condition qualifies. so the morally arrogant authors of this bill would tell a woman who faces permanent injury or disability that she must bear that calamity by carrying her pregnancy to term. recently added language is supposed to take the heat off the recent offroar from the rape and i sest amendment to the bill. but it is only if the bill -- only if the victim first reported it to the authorities. in the best of all possible worlds, every assault would be prosecuted and every rapist would be prosecuted. there are reasons why rapes and incests d
wade, the supreme court case law concerning the constitutional law with respect to the decision whether or not to undergo an abortion has been unclear regarding unbasic point. a woman has the constitutional right to choose to terminate her pregnancy before the fetus is viable. it is per se unconstitutional, closed quote. perhaps most cruel this bill even fails to provide an exception to protect the woman's health. the exception for a woman's life is so narrowly written and convoluted that even...
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we know that in 2011, 92 state laws were passed, a record in 24 states, and in 2012, 19 state laws were passed on the issue of abortion. more than half the states have pro-life majorities in their legislatures and pro-life governors. we are advancing. this panel is about events in the pro-life movement but we have lots of room to grow and lot more to do. we have some really wonderful, row with women. i will let him introduce themselves and give us a few minutes of what they think needs to happen next to advance the pro-life movement. >> thanks for having me. i am an author, commentator, blogger. it is an honor to be here. i also work with a wonderful conservative women's organization and served on their board. that are fabulous. they promote conservative women to leadership positions, give them the support that conservative women need, because we get attacked far more than you guys do. we need lots of groups. on the issue of what we need to do to advance the pro-life movement, there is so much we need to do. we need to instruct our leaders on how to remain courageous and not run as fast
we know that in 2011, 92 state laws were passed, a record in 24 states, and in 2012, 19 state laws were passed on the issue of abortion. more than half the states have pro-life majorities in their legislatures and pro-life governors. we are advancing. this panel is about events in the pro-life movement but we have lots of room to grow and lot more to do. we have some really wonderful, row with women. i will let him introduce themselves and give us a few minutes of what they think needs to...
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host: reducing laws such as what? they continue to pass laws and regulations that can take to do that -- that is how to consider if they are successful and not. there are a bunch of laws and regulations we can do without. host: what would one of those was be? -- one of those laws be? examplelet us take for what they are doing on the sandy bill. that thing was so full of pork and unnecessary rules in their it isf they reduced those going to be a much better thing for all of us. host: democrats line up next, new orleans' louisiana. i am a veteran who served 27 years in the united states army. think our country needs to replace the people who are really obstructing everything. there is nothing but obstruction when you look at how it has been done and they fall back on this thing about constitution. it has nothing to do with the constitution. you have a bunch of mean- spirited people out there. i did not see how it with the world -- how in the world they can keep people in there. who are you talking about specifically? ca
host: reducing laws such as what? they continue to pass laws and regulations that can take to do that -- that is how to consider if they are successful and not. there are a bunch of laws and regulations we can do without. host: what would one of those was be? -- one of those laws be? examplelet us take for what they are doing on the sandy bill. that thing was so full of pork and unnecessary rules in their it isf they reduced those going to be a much better thing for all of us. host: democrats...
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why wife's and my son-in-law to -- my wife sent my son-in-law to the store recently to pick up something. he puts my wife on face time and says, is this it? got it. that is a silly example, but i believe utilization of video in day to day minute to minute interaction, not just video chat, but this type of application is going to be massive. it will be huge in education as well.so it is all about video. >> the grocery store example would work in my household, too. >> other questions? >> your interim report talks about increasing certain network -- talks about creating a denser network. i was wondering if offering more at&t wi-fi in private buildings would help provide a seamless at&t customer experience. >> i will answer your question directly. yes, it is a huge priority. if you are an at&t fixed line customer, we have deployed wi-fi you autobuilding. authenticate. if you are on a data session and you move into a building that has wi-fi, it moves. it auto authenticates.you don't have to go and say yes and get that of noxious little client that says yes. if you have authenticated in starbu
why wife's and my son-in-law to -- my wife sent my son-in-law to the store recently to pick up something. he puts my wife on face time and says, is this it? got it. that is a silly example, but i believe utilization of video in day to day minute to minute interaction, not just video chat, but this type of application is going to be massive. it will be huge in education as well.so it is all about video. >> the grocery store example would work in my household, too. >> other questions?...
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you have to have one of those 22 break a law. then you have to have someone go in and break a law. the system is 100% audit of all, they cannot be caught. so, on that system whoever did that would have broken the law. that would have been willful and that person would have been found in court to be in violation of a court order. >> thank you, i appreciate that. i think it is important that we explore these bright lines about which can and cannot keep. one last quick question for the chairman. something that i ask you in closed session, we are obviously weighing security against privacy, and i think it is important that we understand exactly the national security benefits. episodes, i do not think it is adequate to say that 702 and two under 15 authorities 50tributed to our preventing episodes. i think it is essential that you graze the importance of the contribution. get intoeally like to this. how many of those episodes would have occurred but for your ability to use section to under 15 authorities as in the verizon situation? how essential are these authorities to stopping these
you have to have one of those 22 break a law. then you have to have someone go in and break a law. the system is 100% audit of all, they cannot be caught. so, on that system whoever did that would have broken the law. that would have been willful and that person would have been found in court to be in violation of a court order. >> thank you, i appreciate that. i think it is important that we explore these bright lines about which can and cannot keep. one last quick question for the...
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to the issue of congressional accountability, to too -- too many vegas laws are in had -- vague laws are made in this body. dodd-frank, affordable care act, i could go on and on. we kick the can down the road as is often heard on sticky issues. politically sensitive issues that politicians don't want to deal with. because we know ultimately there will be regulators to fill in the gaps of our vague laws. well, the reins act would prevent that. it would incentivize members of congress to take on the hard issues in the beginning because they'd know that in the end those sloose going to come back and have to be resolved in this body. . when i go home and meet with people and they speak to me about specific regulations that are causing them pain, the best i can do and the colleagues can do is say listen, we'll try and repeal that particular regulation by preventing it from being implemented at the agency, by impacting the funding of that agency. these are very difficult things
to the issue of congressional accountability, to too -- too many vegas laws are in had -- vague laws are made in this body. dodd-frank, affordable care act, i could go on and on. we kick the can down the road as is often heard on sticky issues. politically sensitive issues that politicians don't want to deal with. because we know ultimately there will be regulators to fill in the gaps of our vague laws. well, the reins act would prevent that. it would incentivize members of congress to take on...
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we know that in 2011, 92 state laws were passed, a record in 24 states, and in 2012, 19 state laws were passed on the issue of abortion. we are down to one abortion clinic in four states. , mississippi,as south dakota, and north dakota. we welcome others. we know that more than half of the states have pro-life majorities in their legislatures and pro-life governors. we are advancing. advancing is about the pro-life movement, but we have lots of room to grow. we have a lot more to do. joining me this afternoon in our panel are wonderful and brilliant women who i'm going to let and -- introduce themselves. i will start with kate. >> thank you for having me. i am an author, commentator, blogger. it is an honor to be here. i also work with a wonderful conservative women's organization, i served on their board. they are fabulous. they promote conservative women to leadership positions, give them the support that conservative women need, because we get attacked far more than you guys do. we need a group. we need lots of groups that work to support these women. i think on the issue -- what we
we know that in 2011, 92 state laws were passed, a record in 24 states, and in 2012, 19 state laws were passed on the issue of abortion. we are down to one abortion clinic in four states. , mississippi,as south dakota, and north dakota. we welcome others. we know that more than half of the states have pro-life majorities in their legislatures and pro-life governors. we are advancing. advancing is about the pro-life movement, but we have lots of room to grow. we have a lot more to do. joining me...
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the fisa act as a 1978 law that has been modified several times. it was designed for procedures of election of foreign intelligence information between foreign powers, agents of foreign powers, as well as those elated to terrorism activities since september 11. the original intent was to revive judicial oversight of covert intelligence activities. the fisa court has been appointed by the chief justice to serve for a seven-year term. he fisa court is ex parte. let's talk about the programs. first, the collection of business records, also known as section 215 of the usa patriot act. the patriot act as the -- takes business records. business records are defined as any tangible thing." they have the authority to produce on behalf of the fbi telephone records for communications between united states and abroad, or wholly within the united states including vocal telephone calls. the local orders are appeared to commence on the issuance of the fifo order and run 90 days. the leak -- if the leak is indicative of the overall process. according to the doj, t
the fisa act as a 1978 law that has been modified several times. it was designed for procedures of election of foreign intelligence information between foreign powers, agents of foreign powers, as well as those elated to terrorism activities since september 11. the original intent was to revive judicial oversight of covert intelligence activities. the fisa court has been appointed by the chief justice to serve for a seven-year term. he fisa court is ex parte. let's talk about the programs....
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have you been contacted by law enforcement? michael let's turn to you while we're waiting for people to answer this. a lot has been proposed by congress. mashing of d of teeth over there. they get this. a lot has been proposed in congress but there has been a fair number of speed bumps of this. that is part of the result or the reason for an executive order. can you quickly walk us through where the legislation stands and what the executive order does. >> sure. the first point i will make is the fact that it is taking a while to get to legislation that can pass both the house and the senate and the president can sign, shouldn't come to a big sur price. this is a hard -- surprise. >> it's a criticalish few for ur -- issue for our society. i actually think the fact that we're having a good, healthy debate about this issue in congress and the right way to solve the problem is a good thing for us. i think it will produce better legislation in the long run. i will much rather do it this way, through this process, than the immediate
have you been contacted by law enforcement? michael let's turn to you while we're waiting for people to answer this. a lot has been proposed by congress. mashing of d of teeth over there. they get this. a lot has been proposed in congress but there has been a fair number of speed bumps of this. that is part of the result or the reason for an executive order. can you quickly walk us through where the legislation stands and what the executive order does. >> sure. the first point i will make...
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the first act is to break the law. we are slightly acquiescing to a totalitarian state if we just sit down and shut up. i refuse to do. we have nothing to gain by loudly condemning the tactic while we retreat. we are a freeborn people. worrying about this tear any lurking around every corner, which barack obama just told a group of graduates that they should ignore and forget about. that is the day that we lose our freedom. that is the day we stopping citizens and become subjects. they forget the words we spoke some of the words we must be willing to say today. they are word -- the words that launch the resolution. patrick and he said "i know not what course others will take, as for me, give me liberty or give me death." we must be willing to say that today. i am so glad that you are here. theso glad you made sacrifices away from family and work and home to be here. i cannot thank you enough. fors just so encouraging normal average everyday americans skew our counting on spine ande that stiff pushed back this movement
the first act is to break the law. we are slightly acquiescing to a totalitarian state if we just sit down and shut up. i refuse to do. we have nothing to gain by loudly condemning the tactic while we retreat. we are a freeborn people. worrying about this tear any lurking around every corner, which barack obama just told a group of graduates that they should ignore and forget about. that is the day that we lose our freedom. that is the day we stopping citizens and become subjects. they forget...
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we live in a country of laws. they are layered with oversight government.evels of after 9/11 we learned that a group of terrorists were living in the united states can actively plotting to kill americans on our own soil and we did not have the proper authorities in place to stop them before they could kill almost 3000 people. intelligence is the best defense. there are too many authorities that have been highlighted in the press. the business record revision allows the government to collect meta-data. ows us toority all close the gap. it enables our community to discover whether foreign terrorists have been in contact with people who may be planning an attack on u.s. soil. sevencond authority is and two of the fisa amendment out that allows the government to collect content of e-mail and phone calls of foreigners. located outside the united states. this allows the government to get information about terrorists about threats, weapons, and nuclear weapons proliferation that threaten america. this authority prohibits
we live in a country of laws. they are layered with oversight government.evels of after 9/11 we learned that a group of terrorists were living in the united states can actively plotting to kill americans on our own soil and we did not have the proper authorities in place to stop them before they could kill almost 3000 people. intelligence is the best defense. there are too many authorities that have been highlighted in the press. the business record revision allows the government to collect...
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only one person in america can sign something into law. only one person in america can deliver the members of his party to support a deal he makes. the speaker and i have tried to engage the president for 4 1/2 years to tackle the transcendent issue of our time, our unfunded liabilities, our current debt, which is stunning. as part of his responsibility, what i hope is sometime in the next three and a half years, he will decide to engage in a serious discussion on how to get an outcome on the biggest problem facing the country. we have not seen it yet. i am -- i have not given up hope. we have to deal with the government we have not the government we hope for. i hope for a different government, but we have to deal with the one we have. >> the you have any thoughts about the authorizing independent counsel statute so we can get some these investigations out from under the thumb of the department of justice? >> i have joined chris dodd and happily let that expire in the late 1990s. i would not be in favor of bringing it back. it was one of t
only one person in america can sign something into law. only one person in america can deliver the members of his party to support a deal he makes. the speaker and i have tried to engage the president for 4 1/2 years to tackle the transcendent issue of our time, our unfunded liabilities, our current debt, which is stunning. as part of his responsibility, what i hope is sometime in the next three and a half years, he will decide to engage in a serious discussion on how to get an outcome on the...
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pertaining to those groups -- the nation's vague tax laws. do you see that as part of the package you are working on with chairman cap or being a standalone piece of legislation? >> i see it as part of a package. the irs regulations are, frankly, helping to spur and help people realize the need for warm -- reform. 1986 brought the code up-to- date, and a lot has happened since 1986. bet means the code has to has to be brought up to date again. tax exemptions are basically statutes that were passed a long time ago. the major leg was about 50 years ago, and then, a lot has happened. citizens united has unleashed a torrent of dollars seeking a home. the most favorable home is donors do not have to be -- have to disclose about income. tax havens in my opinion should not be by a large spending for political purposes. there are other developing events which show how the code is so dated. once that is better realize, i think that will be more impetus to help us get reform. >> do you think chairman cap will be part of the package -- chairman camp >>
pertaining to those groups -- the nation's vague tax laws. do you see that as part of the package you are working on with chairman cap or being a standalone piece of legislation? >> i see it as part of a package. the irs regulations are, frankly, helping to spur and help people realize the need for warm -- reform. 1986 brought the code up-to- date, and a lot has happened since 1986. bet means the code has to has to be brought up to date again. tax exemptions are basically statutes that...
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if we break the law, we're punished. they break the law, they should be punished. that's why i think that nothing is never going to be done. host: bob cusack. guest: i think the chances of immigration reform are probably right around 50-50 right now. the differences between the house and the senate mean it could get bogged down in conference. what they are referencing is how some of these rules are put forward i think is going to be interesting. will anyone be able to jump ahead of others in line? now that the president has said that that is not going to happen, but in the process of implementing these laws, there could be some 1/2 ewes -- there could be some snafus. i think it has to pass this year because once we get in aan election year i think it will be more difficult to do. host: the president is going to make a speech at georgetown this week. "president obama to lay out national plans on climate change." what is this all about? guest: this is the president attacking climate change. the house then led by speaker pelosi passed the climate change bill and it ne
if we break the law, we're punished. they break the law, they should be punished. that's why i think that nothing is never going to be done. host: bob cusack. guest: i think the chances of immigration reform are probably right around 50-50 right now. the differences between the house and the senate mean it could get bogged down in conference. what they are referencing is how some of these rules are put forward i think is going to be interesting. will anyone be able to jump ahead of others in...
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the first act is to break the law. we are slightly acquiescing to a totalitarian state if we just sit down and shut up. i refuse to do. we have nothing to gain by loudly condemning the tactic while we retreat. we are a freeborn people. the day we stop worrying about this tear any lurking around every corner, which barack obama just told a group of graduates that they should ignore and forget about. that is the day that we lose our freedom. that is the day we stopping citizens and become subjects. they forget the words we spoke some of the words we must be willing to say today. that words that launched the resolution. patrick and he said "i know not what course others will take, as for me, give me liberty or give me death." we must be willing to say that today. i am so glad that you are here. i'm so glad you made the sacrifices away from family and work and home to be here. i cannot thank you enough. it is just so encouraging for normal average everyday americans skew our counting on you to have that stiff spine and pus
the first act is to break the law. we are slightly acquiescing to a totalitarian state if we just sit down and shut up. i refuse to do. we have nothing to gain by loudly condemning the tactic while we retreat. we are a freeborn people. the day we stop worrying about this tear any lurking around every corner, which barack obama just told a group of graduates that they should ignore and forget about. that is the day that we lose our freedom. that is the day we stopping citizens and become...
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law school, i went to a law firm. i was assigned to a matter for time warner. one thing led to another. it's years later, i found myself applying to time warner. investment-grade. >> the president and chief officer of time warner. you are watching "the communicators." >> next, first ladies looks at the life and times of ida mckinley. the ceremony honoring john dingell as the longest-serving member in congressional history. the new town action alliance works to six month anniversary >> the story of ida mckinley can be told through an exploration between her husband william mckinley. they spent 30 years together which brought them happiness early on. it changed their life into illness and devotion to shape the presidency at the turn of the new century. joining us tonight to tell the story of ida mckinley are two guests returning to the table, richard norton smith and carl anthony. we are going to start our program with film. this is the first time tha
law school, i went to a law firm. i was assigned to a matter for time warner. one thing led to another. it's years later, i found myself applying to time warner. investment-grade. >> the president and chief officer of time warner. you are watching "the communicators." >> next, first ladies looks at the life and times of ida mckinley. the ceremony honoring john dingell as the longest-serving member in congressional history. the new town action alliance works to six month...